Christmas parade set for this Sunday in WCH

The annual Christmas parade, hosted by the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce, will kick off at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Fayette County Memorial Hospital and will make its way through town, turning on Hinde Street and ending at the Center for Economic Opportunity on East East Street.

“Christmas Around the World” is the theme and the nearly 80 entries will be led by this year’s parade Grand Marshal, Johnny Peters.

The public is also invited downtown starting at 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. as there will be kids’ crafts with Creative Court House in the basement of the city administration building, at 105 N. Main St. in Washington Court House. Santa will be in the lobby of the building from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. for visits with children. Parents are asked to bring cameras to take pictures of their children with Santa. Outside there will be free carriage rides from noon to 3 p.m. along with coffee, hot chocolate and popcorn.